Author, Researcher and Lecturer with a Passion for History, Music and Japan
Violinists’ birthdays in December include Horigome Yuzuko 堀米ゆず子 (b. 1957) on 4/XII, Andô Kô 安藤幸 (幸田née Kôda 幸田, 1878-1963) on 6/XII and Maehashi Teiko 前橋汀子 (b. 1943) on 11/XII. Horigome Yuzuko was the first Japanese to win the first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (in 1980) Andô Kô, together with her elder sister…
This month (on 17 October) is Suzuki Shin’ichi’s birthday. Only a year ago, the Suzuki Method was described in the New York Times as “Japan’s Best Overlooked Cultural Export.” Likewise, it still does not seem to be widely known that the Suzuki Method played a role in the development of…
A big thanks to everyone who helped with the book launch and also to everyone who came and listened! I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as I did! Since then I have been catching up with all the tasks that got neglected during the final countdown to the launch….